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Hi folks,I am in need of some one to preview an item for me if possible,Please PM me for details if you can,I need the item in question inspected before March 16th.
Thanks in advance.
Well folks,I enlisted MDSA(Brain) to help me this Sunday afternoon to go to a small town nearby(Drexel) and pick up a 1949 GMC 1/2 ton pickup.Brain drove his Dodge 3500 and towed the GMC home on the trailer,I just followed in the Deuce and used it for a chase/tool,winch vehicle.
Got 1 short...
Well folks,another incident free recovery,I went to Joe Trapp's place today and picked up the M54 chassis I am gonna use to build a replicia of the Vietnam Guntruck "The Justifier".
I also stopped by the SC Railroad museum and visited with Ferro and EMD567 for lunch,no pictures though,I forgot...
Hello folks,
I have a PRC 25 manpack radio that used to work(recive/transmit) properly,but on the way to Aberdeen last year it just stopped,it powers up as it should,but it doesn't transmit or recieve any more. I use it in both modes,manpack and in a AM-2060 power supply/amplifier in my Deuce...
Well folks,thought I would post a few pics of today's exploits,
I took the 915 and the lowboy to Summerville SC toady and moved a 955K Cat track loader back to Valdese NC.
Nothing really exciting,no failures to report,58 mph going down and 58 mph coming back,502 miles and roughly 90 to 100...
Folks,I have a question of the 915A1(Allison trans) owners out there,
Seems mine has a odd quirk,hot or cold ,partial or full throttle it will skip from Lockup first gear directly to lockup second gear,skipping converter second all together,I am running the proper weight oil and have changed...
Howdy folks,
I just had to try out the M172A1,so what better test other than to load the M211( my trail truck for the GA rally)and see how much room i'll have left for parts I have to haul down.
BTW,by the time I load tools,air compressor,sandcobra's cover and PB's engine,it'll be full...
Howdy folks,
Just a quick post about a local antique truck show just down the road in Lincinton NC(off hwy 321).
Here's the link to the site,
Virginia Carolina Truck Club
I may take the 915 and lowboy with the M54A1,anyone else interested in being there?
PM me and we may meet and convoy...
Hi folks,just a quick post,
I am in need of a ratchet type crank handle for the support legs on a M172A1 lowboy,preferably new,but a good used one would work.
I posted this in the classifieds as well,PM me if you have one.
Well,I just thought I was free and clear after buying wreckerman's M915,but evidently "murphy" had a delayed reaction.
I was getting the truck ready for the trip to VA on wed evening to finally pick up the other M172A1 in Blackstone VA but,Murphy had other plans.
While driving the truck to...
Evening folks,I went and looked at a 53 model reo gasser M35 today,no bed,soft top,running but needs brake work,Surface rust on the cab but no rust through as I can see anywhere,2 very straight gasser front fenders and excellent sheetmetal overall.Still a sprag transfer case and it's an ex Air...
Ok folks,today was the last straw,after a long and somewhat heated conversation with the NCDMV and NCDMV permit office(for 3 hours total),I am selling the 915A1 I got from WM and the 172A1 I bought to go with it.It's in the classifieds.
Well folks,I just got my certificate of sale from one of "the other" Govt sales websites that I won another M172A1 lowboy in Newton NC,just down the road from me(30 minutes),missing the ramps and landing leg extender feet but with spare.
Recovery pics will be posted,stay tuned.
howdy folks,
I need help IDing this canvas,it doesn't fit a 5 ton that's for sure,It has roll ups for 7 bows and is about 3 ft too long and 1 ft too wide for a standard 5 ton bed(8' X 14' ID).
I have ruled out
M54,M813
M125
all dumps(M51 etc.)
M35
M211
All wreckers(M62,M543)
I don't think...
Well,even after I said I would never own a 900 series truck,my first one is sitting in the backyard keeping the others company.
I made a quick trip to Alabama on Friday and bought Wreckerman's 915A1 and drove it home,Murphy must have thought he would have more fun in Bama,cause we had no...